Teaching Reading

Have you tried cloze technique to build reading comprehension?  The idea is simple: Efficient readers actually don’t read every word in a passage.  They make predictions and then check their expectations against the text that is actually there.  The more effective the predictions, the less frequently the reader needs to stop and actually decode the [...]

Want to build reading comprehension skills?  One fun tool is the mini-mystery.  These go by assorted names, and they come in books and on websites, but the general idea is that they present a little mystery story in just a few paragraphs, complete with clues for the solving.  A careful reader can pick up on [...]

Here’s a teaching method that can be a life-saver for teachers working with struggling students, limited resources, or unmotivated pupils.  Language Experience is a broad term that basically means that each student’s own language is used as a basis for teaching reading and language arts skills.
The basic idea is this: If a student can put [...]

Reading comprehension is one of the most talked-about topics in this arena, so I’m always on the lookout for outstanding articles about comprehension. You’ll want to check out Seven Strategies To Teach Students Text Comprehension over at Reading Rockets. This article does an outstanding job of outlining ways in which reading comprehension can break [...]

So what’s not to love about the word ‘free’ when it’s attached to quality activities and worksheets??
I believe that language development and reading proficiency are very closely related, so it stands to reason that I have a great deal of respect and love for my speech/language therapist-colleagues.  I found this site through StumbleUpon, and it [...]